Immigration Law

Immigration into South Africa has undergone an overhaul since May 2014, with added restrictions now applicable to travel and visa applications.

Shepstone & Wylie has a team of experienced immigration lawyers, who focus on guiding our clients through the quagmire of bureaucratic red tape and presenting effective expatriate tax solutions. If an application submitted to Home Affairs runs into difficulty, our attorneys have a wealth of expertise to litigate a successful outcome – a service regularly offered to immigration agents, and their clientele.

Our practice areas include:

Temporary Residency visas

Visitor visas

Study visas

Treaty visas

Exchange visas

Business visas

Corporate visas

Intra-Company Work visas

General Work visas

Critical Skills work visas

Crew visas

Medical Treatment visas

Relatives’ visas

Retired Person visas

Permanent residence permits for:

Work visa for five years with offer for permanent employment

Spouse of a citizen or permanent resident for five years and the Director-General is satisfied that a good faith spousal relationship exists

Children under the age of 21 of a citizen or permanent resident

Children of South African citizens

Permanent employment in a specific professional category or within a specific occupational class

Extraordinary skills or qualifications

Intention to establish or has established a business in the Republic, and investing in it or in an established business

Refugee subject to prescribed requirements

Retired person

Relative of a citizen or permanent resident within the first step of kinship